Timeline for "to dinner" vs "for dinner"
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| Oct 28, 2023 at 7:49 | answer | added | whynot ail | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 19, 2019 at 9:39 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Jul 10, 2013 at 17:07 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglishLL/status/355010298127720448 | ||
| Jul 9, 2013 at 0:52 | comment | added | rhetorician | Informally, either is fine. The only problem I have with both of them is that each could mean that when "he invited you to dinner," it was 9:00 PM, which is not what I think you are trying to say. On the other hand, if you were to say, "Yesterday he invited me to join him for dinner today at 9PM," that would be even clearer. I know, it sounds like a lot of work, but it leaves little or no room for confusion. | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 21:00 | answer | added | Emmabee | timeline score: 12 | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 16:31 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Jul 8, 2013 at 14:48 | answer | added | Freaky Boy | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 14:41 | comment | added | terdon | There is also the Hannibal Lector usage. | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 14:40 | comment | added | 17SnE | Both usages are grammatically correct and can be used. | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 14:07 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | A question like this one belongs on the SE site for English Language Learners, I think. It might get migrated there. Short answer, though: I'd use for if I was invited to his house; I'd use to if we were meeting at a restaurant. | |
| Jul 8, 2013 at 14:04 | history | asked | Sanoop Yadav | CC BY-SA 3.0 |